Projecting the heavens from One Piece World

Chapter 9 I know a thing or two about ship construction

The shipyard of the Navy Headquarters is still easy to find. From a distance, you can see more than a dozen brand-new warships parked there. It is an ordinary sailboat.

When a recruit saw Roach passing by, he stood at attention and gave him a military salute. He returned a salute, lowered his general cap even lower, and kept his eyes on the ground, like a spy sneaking into the enemy's interior.

There is a huge shipbuilding factory next to the pier where the ships are moored. Countless workers come in and out, and thick timbers are carried into the shipyard by some navy recruits on their shoulders.

"Please show the military order, idlers are not allowed to enter this place." Two navy officers with muskets stopped Roach and ordered in a serious voice.

Roach did not apply for a military order for the ship, but he directly took out the order that Aokiji gave him and handed it to the navy.

After the navy took it and checked it, the two communicated with each other, and then walked in with orders.

After a while, a tall middle-aged navy man with at least a lieutenant rank came out of the shipyard. He took Roach's order, looked him up and down, nodded and ordered.

"Let him in, you just take him to Harlan."

After speaking, the lieutenant turned and left.

The two marine guards immediately agreed, saluted Roach, and said loudly, "Captain Roach, please come with us."

Roach quickly covered the mouths of the two, and whispered in their ears: "You know about the secret mission, don't say anything, and don't tell others that I've been there, you know?"

The two navy soldiers were taken aback, nodded quickly, and led Roach into the shipyard without saying anything more.

As soon as he entered the factory area, he could clearly feel an ear-piercing noise, and as Roach got deeper and deeper, the sound became louder.

The two sailors brought Roach to an open space, then took their leave and left.

Looking around curiously, Roach found that there were at least a thousand workers in the factory, and the sawing machines were running at full capacity. Countless sawdust was flying all over the sky, and the ground was also covered with a thick layer of dust.

In the center of the factory is a long and narrow canal, on which a nearly [-]-foot giant warship is being further assembled. Roach can clearly see that a keel runs through the entire hull under the wooden planks.

What surprised him the most was that the keel was trimmed from a complete giant tree. An ancient tree of this size is at least thousands of years old on the parent planet, and it is an absolutely precious resource.

"What's the matter, boy, you also know how to build a ship?"

A deep voice sounded from beside him, and Roach turned his head quickly, but found nothing.

Immediately afterwards, his knees were in sharp pain, and his voice became a little angry and shouted: "Is it amazing to grow tall? Lower your head!"

Luo Qi covered his knees and lowered his head. A skinny old man less than 1.3 meters tall appeared in front of him. He was wearing simple linen clothes, his head was bare, and his beard was so long that it almost dragged on the ground.

The old man was on crutches, which was also the weapon used to attack him.

"I'm Harlan, Roach, come with me, young people nowadays are not polite at all."

Harlan snorted coldly and walked towards a small room in the factory. Roach scratched his head and quickly followed behind him.

At first glance, this room was prepared for Harlan. The height was only about 1.5 meters. With Roach's height close to 1.8 meters, he could only walk in bent over aggrieved.

The blueprints of various ships were scattered in the room, and the one that caught Roach's attention the most was the blueprint of the warship pasted on the central table. His eyes were immediately attracted by the data on the blueprint.

"Hey, can you understand my boat too? You're pretty good at it." Seeing Roach staring at his blueprint so seriously, Harlan relaxed his expression.

He propped himself up on the ground with his cane, jumped onto the table, pointed to the drawing and asked Roach.

"Let's test you, can you see any mystery?"

Roach smiled a little embarrassedly, and walked a few more steps, almost pasting his face on the drawing.

"This warship should be the one built outside, right? It's an amazing structure. The person who created it must be a genius."

"Hahahaha, you are indeed a genius. Tell me, what do you see?" Harlan grinned, revealing his white teeth.

"This drainage chamber seems to be a bit complicated, and I can't understand it. However, this ship is somewhat elliptical, and it is not suitable for breaking through wind and waves. However, the structure is stable, and the sail and the whole form a perfect complement. It’s an incredible idea to subtract and increase.”

When Roach was on his home planet, his only hobby was ships, although because he had no money, he could only collect models of the same scale.

This hobby also led Roach to consult a large number of books on ship construction, and also made ship models by himself.

However, with the occurrence of the disaster, he hadn't paid attention to these things for a long time. Seeing so many ship drawings at this time, Roach's love for ships was rekindled at once.

Harun froze for a moment, then looked at him in surprise: "How do you know the structure of ships so well?"

"I have loved ships since I was a child, but it is just a hobby. It is also the first time I have seen so many drawings. This ship is almost perfect, but unfortunately there are still some defects on the sails."

Roach did not lie to Harlan. He read all the blueprints of his ships on the Internet. It can be said that in the entire pirate world, he may be far inferior to others in innovation, but his knowledge is no less than that of these experts.

"What defect?" Harlan asked immediately.

"Since the shape of the ship is already oval, the sails should also be adjusted accordingly."

Then, under his guidance, Harlan continued to modify the drawings, which also made him more and more optimistic about Roach.

"You have this talent, Roach! What kind of navy, follow me to build a ship!" Harlan jumped on Roach and hugged him around the neck.

"No, no, I think the navy has a future." Although he loves ships extremely, he has no intention of turning his hobby into a job.

"You know what, when I retire, this shipyard is not yours. You know how much a ship here can earn the Navy Headquarters." Harlan raised his crutches, slapped Roach on the head hard, and growled shouted.

"Don't fight, don't fight, I am the navy appointed by Admiral Aokiji..."

Unexpectedly, the short-looking Harlan has such great strength in his hands. Roach begged for mercy, so he could only use the green pheasant as a shield.

(End of this chapter)